Category: Yoga

Sometimes life hands you a storm. And today was my day for it. I had easily made it thus far, but in the blink of an eye, I began to struggle. Suddenly, I was aware of the turmoil beginning to brew inside of me. Then, in an attempt to find some peace of mind, I put on my glasses to…

In September, I set a monumental goal. I decided to teach my Elementary yogis Ashtanga Yoga. If you know anything about Ashtanga (or check out this infographic) , you know precisely why this is a crazy idea. You begin with 5 Sun Salutation As and 5 Sun Salutation Bs, then do a lengthy series of stationary poses, each held for…

The Mindful Me journey at My Montessori Eco School continues as we move comfortably into the 2nd lesson plan I created for the remaining weeks of the school term. via Two mindfulness lesson plans for My Montessori Eco School —

First day of school. Alarm rings at 5:45. Bleary-eyed, I grab my phone, shut off the beeping and open Facebook to see what the world’s been up to. I was suddenly jolted awake to this: Immediately I felt my blood pressure shoot through the roof. “Facebook, I REALLY don’t need to be seeing this less than two hours before I…

In the months that it took me to launch this blog, I came to one absolute, definite decision: I was NOT going to talk about yoga. None. No yoga. You see, my previous blog was all about yoga and I decided that I was done writing about that. Two and a half years was plenty, and I was moving on…

About Patty

Hello! My name is Patty and this blog is about my journey into Montessori Education.

After many years teaching in a traditional school setting and feeling completely helpless to affect change, I found Montessori. (Or rather, Montessori found me!) Now, I feel compelled to shed light on what I believe is a solution to the current state of our Education system. I want to share the importance of what is taking place in these little-understood school buildings and support the grassroots effort to strengthen the future of our children.